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Subseries

Ware & Gibb
Date 1820-1844
Dimensions42.5 cm of textual records
Object NumberP075/B2
CollectionMcCord
Scope and Content

This subseries chronicles the commercial activities of the company Ware & Gibb, grocers, established on St. Paul Street. It contains communications such as a letter book, correspondence about the 1824 bankruptcy of Ware & Gibb, and copies of letters from the firm's trustees. There are also several accounting and financial records, including a general ledger, invoices, receipts, promissory notes, lists of creditors and cheques. In addition, account books document the monetary transactions of Ware & Gibb between 1822 and 1826. Several proceedings also reveal the legal actions taken against the business following its bankruptcy.


Notes

Source of title proper: Based on the contents of the subseries.

Language: The documents are in English.

 

Last update: August 30, 2017


Status
Not on view

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